I am praying as well - thank you Brenda for starting this! Also praying now for Cindy and Kathleen, for your dd!
I just prayed a very long prayer at lunch with our sons, and when we finished my toddler gave an exasperated "Amen" like "That was long, Mom!".
I'm sure it did feel long to a 2 yo, but we have a lot to pray for right now.
I told my dc this story after that: My grandma (my mom's mom) was totally blind, and as she got older she would sometimes get lost in her house, or be crawling on her hands and knees to find her way. This broke my mom's heart, but my grandpa was usually there to help and they longed to stay in their home together as long as possible. One day when my mom went to visit her, she found my grandma on her knees on the floor. She rushed to help her up and could see her knees were very red, and she'd been there a long time. When my mom asked her how long she'd been there, she said "an hour and a half". My mom hugged her and said, "Mom, I'm so sorry I wasn't here earlier to help you!" My grandma said, "Oh Marlene, I was praying! One thing you'll find... the older you get, the more there is to pray for, and that hour and a half just flew by." '
Isn't that true? Thank you for being prayer warriors here. It is such an important thing to do, and there is always so much to pray for. I'm glad to be in the company of ladies such as yourselves as we pray.
In Christ,
Julie
And also over the families that write and are involved in making HOD happen for us all each year. I know there are many of us that have uncertain and demanding health issues, some of us that have extreme stress in our home life, some that have so much on their plate it feels overwhelming. I know there are some that hs under extreme conditions of being out in the mission field or with a spouse away in the military. My prayer is that God would show to us all that He is a the God of peace, the God of contentment, the God of healing and that He is the God that created time and can orchestrate it in ways that are not possible without Him, and most importantly the God Who equips those that He calls. Praying that God would put protection over our families from the war and the tragedies in the world that we would be allowed to go on and fulfill the call He has given us to raise His children in His ways through homeschooling and in our family lives. Praying this in the name of Jesus and inviting any that feel led to join me.